Port Reading

Port Reading is an unincorporated community in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The port was built in the late 19th century by the Reading Railroad of Pennsylvania to serve their shipping needs, especially coal, and Port Reading was connected to the railroad system in 1892. From 1958 to 2013, an oil refinery was located in Port Reading. In 2010, Port Reading had a population of 3,728 people, with 79.75% being white, 17.84% Hispanic, 7.19% African-American, 5.53% other, 4.99% Asian, 2.31% multiracial, and .24% Native American.